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Mountain

Cruach an Nid

Located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland Coordinates: 56°16′35″ N 5°27′35″ W

Map showing the location of Cruach an Nid Cruach an Nid
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
292 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kilmelford
2 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport78 km
ILY Islay Airport83 km

About Cruach an Nid

Cruach an Nid is a mountain. Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Elevation: 292 m. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Loch Cheallair and Meall Mhic Imhir.

Climate of Cruach an Nid

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 208 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (226 mm)
Driest month
May (89 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Cruach an Nid
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°10°13°15°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°6°8°10°10°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)2261411691038996116138185204208211

How to get to Cruach an Nid

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 78 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 88 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 78 kmsoutheast
  • Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 83 kmsouthwest
  • Tiree Airport (TRE) Balemartine, Argyll and Bute 91 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 88 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 145 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 155 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 189 kmsouth
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 227 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Cruach an Nid

Within 100 km: 93 historic and cultural sites, 3,434 natural sites, 1,351 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km668 places

  • Scarba Island 19 kmSW
  • Torsa Island Island 10 kmW
  • Shuna Island 11 kmSW
  • Seil Island 12 kmW

25–60 km1,751 places

  • Colonsay Island 52 kmSW
  • Kiloran Beach Beach 49 kmSW
  • Oronsay Island 52 kmNW
  • Oronsay Island 58 kmSW

60–100 km2,459 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 76 kmS
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 66 kmSE
  • Eigg Island 82 kmNW
  • Troon Beach Beach 96 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Kilmelford Village, Argyll and Bute
    2 km SW
  • Melfort Village, Argyll and Bute
    2.2 km W
  • Ardanstur Village, Argyll and Bute
    3.5 km W
  • Kames Village, Argyll and Bute
    5.2 km SW
  • Kilchoan Village, Argyll and Bute
    6.4 km W
  • Caddleton Village, Argyll and Bute
    7.4 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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